Installation and User's Guide

Overriding the management class using the GUI is equivalent to using the archmcoption on the archive command. To use the GUI, press the Options button on thearchive tree to override the management class and select a different managementclass.On the command line, to associate the file budget.jan with the management classret2yrs, enter this command:dsmc archive –archmc=ret2yrs c:\plan\proj1\budget.janSelect a management class for directoriesIf the management class in your active policy set containing the longest "Retainonly version" (RETONLY) setting meets your backup requirements for directories,it might not be necessary to take any action to associate directories with thatmanagement class. Tivoli Storage Manager does it automatically when it backs upyour directories.If there is more than one management class with the longest RETONLY setting, theTivoli Storage Manager client selects the management class whose name is last inalphabetical order.If the default management class does not meet your requirements, select amanagement class with an adequate retention period specified by the retain onlyversion parameter. For example, if the management class happens to back up datadirectly to tape, but you want your directory backups to go to disk, you mustchoose a different management class. You should keep directories at least as longas you keep the files associated with those directories.For backup directories, use the dirmc option to specify the management class towhich directories are bound.For archive directories, use the archmc option with the archive command.You can use these methods to view the available management classes and theirattributes:v GUI or Web Client: Select View Policy Information from the Utilities menu.v command-line client: Run dsmc query mgmtclass -detail.Note: During expiration processing on a Tivoli Storage Manager server, if anarchived directory is eligible for expiration, the server checks if any existingarchived files require the archived directory to remain. If so, the archived directoryis not expired and the Tivoli Storage Manager client updates the insert date on thearchived directory to ensure that the directory is not expired before the files underit.Bind management classes to filesBinding associates a file with a management class.When you back up a file for the first time, Tivoli Storage Manager binds it toeither the default management class or the management class specified in yourinclude-exclude list.If the backup copy group for the management class specifies keeping multiplebackup versions of the file, and you request multiple backups, the server alwaysChapter 9. Storage management policies 243